More Than A Job

Key Text:“For the love of money is a root of

all kinds of evil. Some people, eager

for money, have wandered from the

faith and pierced themselves with

many griefs.”

(1 Timothy 6:10, NIV)

INTO THE STORY

“Nor did we eat anyone’s

food without paying for it.

On the contrary, we worked

night and day, laboring and

toiling so that we would not be

a burden to any of you. We did

this, not because we do not

have the right to such help, but in

order to make ourselves a model

for you to follow. For even when

we were with you, we gave you

this rule: ‘If a man will not work, he

shall not eat.’

“We hear that some among you

are idle. They are not busy; they

are busybodies. Such people we

command and urge in the Lord

Jesus Christ to settle down

and earn the bread they eat.”

“For the love of money is a

root of all kinds of evil.

Some people, eager for

money, have wandered

from the faith and

pierced themselves

with many griefs.

“But you, man

of God, flee

from all

this,

and pursue

righteousness, godliness,

faith, love, endurance

and gentleness. Fight the good

fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal

life to which you were called when

you made your good confession in the

presence of many witnesses. In the

sight of God, who gives life to everything,

and of Christ Jesus, who while

testifying before Pontius Pilate made

the good confession, I charge you to

keep this command without spot or

blame until the appearing of our Lord

Jesus Christ, which God will bring

about in his own time—God, the

blessed and only Ruler, the King of

kings and Lord of lords, who alone is

immortal and who lives in unapproachable

light, whom no one has seen or

can see. To him be honor and might

forever. Amen.

“Command those who are rich in this

present world not to be arrogant nor to

put their hope in wealth, which is so

uncertain, but to put their hope in God,

who richly provides us with everything

for our enjoyment. Command them to

do good, to be rich in good deeds, and

to be generous and willing to share. In

this way they will lay up treasure for

themselves as a firm foundation for the

coming age, so that they may take

hold of the life that is truly life.”

(2 Thessalonians 3:8-12; 1 Timothy 6:10-19, NIV)